(Senior) Supply Chain Manager (m/w/d)
Core
Senior Supply Chain Manager responsible for supplier and product portfolio, ensuring alignment between Sales, Marketing, and Category Management while balancing availability, costs, and liquidity.
Role type
Senior Supply Chain Manager (Strategy & Operations)
Builds
Supplier partnerships, inventory strategies, and working capital optimization for pet food products
Domain
Retail / Pet Food / Supply Chain
Required skills
Strategic supplier relationship management, Working Capital management, Risk assessment and contingency planning, Cross-functional stakeholder negotiation, Process improvement and automation, ERP and spreadsheet proficiency
Preferred skills
International supplier negotiation, AI tool development for planning, Team leadership and mentoring
Technologies
ERP, Google Sheets, Excel, AI tools
Responsibilities
Manage supplier portfolio and product availability, moderate trade-offs between cost and liquidity, lead strategic supplier negotiations, drive automation and AI in planning, prepare management decision templates with scenarios, conduct regular visits to fulfillment centers, mentor team members
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight
